Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 27, 2015
Submitted
March 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49708
Aircraft time
56,240 hours, 31,905 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
67121520180
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH MSG CAME ON DURING CLIMB. FOLLOWING ORH 21.4 LIGHT EXTINGUISHED 1 MINUTE AFTER RETARDING LT ENG. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. PERFORMED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH CHECK IAW TC 21-059-005, NO LEAKS FOUND WHILE PERFORMING. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND LT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH SENSOR WAS TURNING THE ANNUNCIATOR ON EARLY AT APPROX 130 F. R & R LT TEMP SENSOR IAW AMM 36-20-02. CHECKED GOOD. CLEANED BOTH TEMP SENSOR HOUSING AIR OUTLET FLAPS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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